Tag: Technology
Cultural historian examines social media’s role in democracy – The Cougar
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Cultural historian and media scholar Siva Vaidhyanathan delivered a lecture titled “Antisocial Media” at the M.D. Anderson Library’s Rockwell Pavilion...
U.S. Withdrawal from International Cyber Organizations Weakens Global Cooperation Against Cyber Threats
On Jan. 7, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a memorandum ordering the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations. Many of these are...
Tesla crash video fuels autopilot and drinking debate
A stunning video obtained by NBC 5 Investigates highlights concerns about drinking and driving in the era of high-tech vehicles, as more cars offer...
Abbott expands list of banned technologies at UH – The Cougar
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Twenty-six technologies have been prohibited for Texas state employees and devices under an order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott on Jan. 26....
The Third Summit on Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM)
Countries will come together this week in A Coruña, Spain to hold the third Summit on Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM). Taking...
How Americans are using AI at work, according to a new Gallup poll
American workers adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years, according to a new poll.
Some 12%...
Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s generative AI engine in operating inside...
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes
Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it...
Environmental experts say Texas data centers come with uncertainty
article The main switchyard at a Midlothian power plant. The federal government is sending Texas more than $60 million to strengthen the state’s...
The Era of AI-Orchestrated Hacking Has Begun: Here’s How the United States Should Respond
On Nov. 13, Anthropic announced it had disrupted the “first AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign,” conducted by Chinese cyber actors using its agentic Claude Code...
